You’ll need to have an instructional permit from California or another state for at least six months — or turn 18 years old — before scheduling your behind-the-wheel driving test. You also need to ...

said preparing for the permit test involves studying the California Driver Handbook, which is available online or at any DMV location, and completing the practice tests on the DMV website.

The cops did not give her a ticket, and the tow-truck driver who took her crippled car back to Scottsdale gave Mom a lift home, as well. But Chip and I lied, telling her that the Payson police had ...